AzerTag, Azerbaijan
Aug 22 2005

PACE PRESIDENT RENE VAN DER LINDEN’S OFFICIAL VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN
[August 22, 2005, 12:25:37]

René van der Linden, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe (PACE), is arrives for an official visit to
Azerbaijan on August 21.

Mr. Linden has answered the AzerTAj’s correspondent question at
Heydar Aliyev International Airport. He said `the South Caucasus is
one of most important regions for the Council of Europe. Process
occurring here are constantly in the center ogf attention of PACE. It
is my duty as president of PACE to learn all process in the region.
In this connection I visited Armenia and Georgia, and it’s now I’m in
Azerbaijan. I would like to hold some meetings, to discuss the
parliamentary elections, the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict’s settlement, and to get familiarize with Azerbaijani
officials position for these questions. Now is good opportunity for
settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and
we shall use it and to reach the problem’s solution.

The guest has answered questions by other journalists.

Mr. Linden was welcomed at the Airport by the first vice-speaker of
the Milli Majlis (Azerbaijani Parliament) Arif Rahimzade, other
officials.